Work and Play with Nancy Ray

I believe the key to making your summer run smoothly is to do a lot of the work on the front end. So today's episode is all about summer prep. Resources from this episode: Large Wall Calendar The Bug Bite Thing Kate Strickler (Naptime Kitchen) Walker Family Goods Nancy Ray Website Nancy Ray on Instagram Affiliate links have been used in this post! I do receive a commission when you choose to purchase through these links, and that helps me keep this podcast up and running—I truly appreciate when you choose to use them!

Happy June! Happy summer! It's the second episode in our June summer series and today is all about summer play. Resources from this episode: 25% Off Dwell Bible App Green Ember Book Series The Vanderbeeker Book Series The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt The Coddling of the American Mind Book The Women by Kristin Hannah The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon Nancy Ray Website Nancy Ray on Instagram Affiliate links have been used in this post! I do receive a commission when you choose to purchase through these links, and that helps me keep this podcast up and running—I truly appreciate when you choose to use them!

Today's episode is all about my summer projects and how having some projects to anchor you in the summer is really good for you. Resources from this episode: Legacy Photo System Artifact Uprising Legacy Binder Checklist Nancy Ray Website Nancy Ray on Instagram Affiliate links have been used in this post! I do receive a commission when you choose to purchase through these links, and that helps me keep this podcast up and running—I truly appreciate when you choose to use them!

Abraham Lincoln said, "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the ax." Well, I had this thought: What if we took that quote and applied it to motherhood? I thought of a few examples, but not many. But man, when I took it to Instagram and my email list, you guys delivered! I have a whole list of ways that this quote can apply to motherhood and you are in for a treat. Get ready to make your life a whole lot more practical and easier in this last "May is for Mamas" episode. Resources from this episode: Legacy Binder Checklist Clorox Bleach Toilet Tablets Lululemon Frost Free Freezers Mom Agenda 8 Cube Organizers Teaching from Rest by Sarah MacKenzie Nancy Ray Website Nancy Ray on Instagram Affiliate links have been used in this post! I do receive a commission when you choose to purchase through these links, and that helps me keep this podcast up and running—I truly appreciate when you choose to use them!

I'm so excited to welcome you back to another episode of "May is for Mamas" where every episode in the month of May is dedicated to mamas. Today, we are talking with an expert on health, nourishing ourselves, and how to change our families forever by taking care of our bodies with the food that we eat. I'm so excited for you to hear from Ilana Muhlstein. Now, if you've ever been part of the "Beach Body" program or heard of the "2B Mindset", this is who created it. Guys, I'm geeking out. I don't usually say "Yes" to people who I get random emails from in my inbox, but when I saw hers come thorough, I started geeking out because I personally have done "2B Mindset", I've gone through her program (I've done it last year, I'm doing it now), I believe in it and it works. So I thought to share something that's been so life changing for me with my listeners with Illana herself would be such a gift, especially in the month of May for "May is for Mamas." So I'm so excited. She is a dietician, a nutritionist, and a best-selling author. Guys, at the age of 13, Ilana weighed over 200 pounds. Her story is so inspiring. She came up with this model that really works and I can say that honestly because it works for me. It is like a track to run on; so helpful. The conversation is going to be so great. I hope you enjoy this episode of "May is for Mamas" with Ilana Muhlstein. Resources from this episode: Illana Muhlstein Website 2B Mindset Program Ilana Muhlstein on Instagram Illana Muhlstein on TikTok Ilana Muhlstein on YouTube Ilana Muhlstein on Facebook You Can Drop It Podcast Ilana Muhlstein Cookbook Use Code "HWPOD10" for $10 Off Ilana Housewares orders over $70 Use Code "PODCAST10" for $10 Off Your First Meal + 5% Off When You Subscribe Goodles Mac & Cheese Immi Ramen Nancy Ray Website Nancy Ray on Instagram Affiliate links have been used in this post! I do receive a commission when you choose to purchase through these links, and that helps me keep this podcast up and running—I truly appreciate when you choose to use them!

I don't know if you're like me in this way, but I love to sit around and picture the time that I am a grandmother. It's something about the legacy that we are leaving right now, in the thick of motherhood and keeping the vision of me as a grandmother. It just keeps me going. Today, I am going to share a little secret. I have a note on my phone (in the Notes app) that I have been writing down all of the things that I don't want to forget when I'm a grandma. Notes to myself, advice to myself that I will never forget and will hopefully be the grandma that I want to be someday. Today, I am going to share everything that I've written down in that little Notes app with you. Resources from this episode: 25% Off Dwell Bible App Kate Strickler (Naptime Kitchen) Instagram The Mommy Talks Instagram Nancy Ray Website Nancy Ray on Instagram Affiliate links have been used in this post! I do receive a commission when you choose to purchase through these links, and that helps me keep this podcast up and running—I truly appreciate when you choose to use them!

Welcome to the first episode of my "May is for Mamas" series, where every episode in the month of May is dedicated to the mamas listening. I'm starting out with a great conversation with my friend, Molly Stillman, who just wrote an amazing book called, "If I Don't Laugh, I'll Cry." It's so good. We talk all about it, but it really honors the life and story of her mom, which is just amazing. You'll hear all about it. I'm so excited for this series! I hope you love it. Resources from this episode: If I Don't Laugh, I'll Cry book by Molly Stillman Molly Stillman Podcast: Can I Laugh On Your Shoulder? Home Before Morning book by Lynda Van Devanter Molly Stillman Website Molly Stillman on Instagram Molly Stillman on Facebook Nancy Ray Website Nancy Ray on Instagram Affiliate links have been used in this post! I do receive a commission when you choose to purchase through these links, and that helps me keep this podcast up and running—I truly appreciate when you choose to use them!

This week's episode is part 2 of a conversation I had with my husband Will all about how we have observed the Sabbath as a family for a year now and how it has changed us forever. If you missed the first part of our conversation, go back to last week's episode and listen to that before you listen to today's episode. I'm so excited to finish out this conversation with you today. Resources from this episode: 25% Off Dwell Bible App An Integrated Life Course The Family Teams Podcast Birds and Bees with Megan Michelson Podcast Episode The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer Celebration of Discipline by Richard J. Foster Papa Johns App AllTrails Chordify Art for Kids Hub Magic Markers Brighter Day Press Watercolor Classes Nancy Ray on Instagram Affiliate links have been used in this post! I do receive a commission when you choose to purchase through these links, and that helps me keep this podcast up and running—I truly appreciate when you choose to use them!

Well it has been one whole year of our little Ray family embracing the Sabbath as a weekly rhythm. This episode is a conversation with myself and Will all about how it has changed us forever. Resources from this episode: 25% Off Dwell Bible App An Integrated Life Course The Family Teams Podcast Nancy Ray on Instagram Affiliate links have been used in this post! I do receive a commission when you choose to purchase through these links, and that helps me keep this podcast up and running—I truly appreciate when you choose to use them!

We are back with the second half of my conversation with Jess Connolly talking all about rest because the month of April on the Work and Play podcast is all about the importance of rest in our lives. I'm so grateful you're here! I can't wait for you to listen to the rest. If you haven't listened to part one already, go back to last week's episode and start there. Resources from this episode: Jess Connolly Website Jess Connolly on Instagram Go + Tell Gals Tired of Being Tired book by Jess Connolly Nancy Ray on Instagram Affiliate links have been used in this post! I do receive a commission when you choose to purchase through these links, and that helps me keep this podcast up and running—I truly appreciate when you choose to use them!